Today's NBC Olympics TV schedule: Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The United States women's basketball team's first game of the knockout rounds at the Olympics highlights Tuesday's action in Rio de Janeiro.

Here are Tuesday's full listings. All event broadcasts are live except for those noted with an asterisk, and all times are Eastern.

If you want to watch online, all events are streamed live at NBCOlympics.com and in Spanish at TelemundoDeportes.com. Access is free with authentication through participating pay-TV providers.

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Track and field, qualifying heats; Men's triple jump, gold medal final*; Women's discus, gold medal final*
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: Equestrian, team jumping qualifying; Track and field, qualifying rounds*
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Women's volleyball, United States vs. Japan quarterfinal
2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Synchronized swimming, duet gold medal final*; Women's beach volleyball, Larissa/Talita (Brazil) vs. Ludwig/Walkenhorst (Germany) semifinal; Men's diving, springboard semifinal*
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Track and field, many events (see note below); Gymnastics, many events (see note below)*; Women's beach volleyball, Walsh Jennings/Ross (United States) vs. Agatha/Barbara (Brazil) semifinal

These track and field events will be televised live during NBC's primetime broadcast:

- Men's high jump gold medal final
- Women's 1500-meter run gold medal final
- Men's 110m hurdles gold medal final

These gymnastics events will be televised on tape delay during NBC's prime time broadcast:

- Men's parallel bars gold medal final
- Women's floor gold medal final
- Men's high bar gold medal final

12:35 a.m. to 1:35 a.m.: Men's diving. springboard gold medal final
1:35 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.: Primetime encore

2 a.m. to 6 a.m.: NBCSN primetime encore
6 a.m. to 7 a.m.: NBC late night encore
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Canoe/Kayak, sprint gold medal finals; Track and field, qualifying rounds; Men's triple jump gold medal final; Women's discus gold medal final
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Women's soccer, Brazil vs. Sweden semifinal; Swimming, men's open water 10k gold medal final*; Cycling, track events*
3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Women's soccer, Canada vs. Germany semifinal; Badminton, doubles semifinal*
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Japan quarterfinal
7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.: Men's weightlifting, superheavy gold medal final; Men's boxing, lightweight gold medal final*; Wrestling, Greco-Roman gold medal finals*
9:15 p.m. to 12 a.m.: Women's volleyball, Brazil vs. China quarterfinal; Women's table tennis, team gold medal final*

12 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Men's water polo, Serbia vs. Spain quarerfinal*; Wrestling, Greco-Roman qualifying*
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Men's water polo, Brazil vs. Croatia quarterfinal; Men's water polo, Greece vs. Italy quarterfinal; Sailing, gold medal finals*

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Cycling, track gold medal finals; Women's volleyball, Russia vs. Serbia quarterfinal
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Men's field hockey, Belgium vs. Netherlands semifinal*

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics

10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Women's basketball, Australia vs. Serbia quarterfinal #1
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, Australia vs. Serbia quarterfinal #1 encore
1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Women's basketball, Spain vs. Turkey quarterfinal #2
3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Women's basketball, Spain vs. Turkey quarterfinal #2 encore
5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.: Women's basketball, Spain vs. Turkey quarterfinal #2 encore
5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Japan quarterfinal #3
7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.: Women's basketball, United States vs. Japan quarterfinal #3 encore
9:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Women's basketball, France vs. Canada quarterfinal #4 (LIVE)

12 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Women's soccer, Brazil vs. Sweden semifinal
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Women's soccer, Brazil vs. Sweden semifinal encore
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Women's soccer, Canada vs. Germany semifinal
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Women's soccer, Brazil vs. Sweden semifinal encore
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Women's soccer, Canada vs. Germany semifinal encore
8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Women's soccer, Brazil vs. Sweden semifinal encore
9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Women's soccer, Canada vs. Germany semifinal encore

3 a.m. to 5 a.m.: Late night encore
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.: News recap
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Women's soccer, Brazil vs. Sweden semifinal; Synchronized swimming*
12 a.m. to 2 a.m.: Late night recap show

6 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Late night encore
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Women's soccer, Canada vs. Germany semifinal
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Beach volleyball, semifinal*; Women's volleyball, quarterfinal*; Boxing, elimination matches